The Trojans went on a 10-5 spurt in the last 2 1/2 minutes of the first half and led 48-32. The Hawkeyes began a methodical climb back in it, and Thelwell's layup with 6:07 remaining reduced the deficit to 81-74. Thelwell made a pair of foul shots, a layup and two more foul shots to get Iowa within 85-80 but they couldn't get closer.

Eric Musselman first discovered Wesley Yates III, through an assistant coach, at a high school track meet in Texas. He didn’t get him, then. He got him, eventually. A year later, and Yates III hasn’t stopped running yet.